SF 17

2nd Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 11/09/2021 01:25pm

A bill for an act
relating to human services; directing the commissioner of human services to allocate
money returned from the federal court; appropriating money.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1. new text begin RETURN OF PAYMENTS FOR JENSEN SETTLEMENT COSTS.
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new text begin If the state receives funds disbursed from the United States District Court for the District
of Minnesota registry related to Jensen v. Minnesota Department of Human Services, Civ.
No. 09-1775 (DWF/BRT), then the commissioner shall deposit the disbursed funds into an
account in the general fund, and the balance of the account is appropriated in fiscal year
2021 to the commissioner of human services for the disability services system reform efforts
of the Disability Services Division and is available until June 30, 2022. The commissioner
of human services shall allocate all of these funds to the operating budget of the Disability
Services Division. By January 1, 2023, the commissioner of human services shall report to
the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with
jurisdiction over human services on the uses of the funds appropriated under this section.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from December 6, 2020.
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